U.P. HIGH COURT SAY THAT " regularization /absorption of Gram Rojgar Sewak against the vacant post of Gram Panchayat Adhikari strictly in accordance with law"

Court No. – 59

Case :- WRIT - A No. - 25452 of 2014

Petitioner :- Uttar Pradesh Gram Rojgar Sweak Sangh, Maharajganj

Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others

Counsel for Petitioner :- H.M. Srivastava,Ashok Khare,Neeraj Srivastava

Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

Hon'ble B. Amit Sthalekar,J.

Impleadment application is allowed.

Let necessary impleadment be carried out in the course of the day.

Heard   Sri  Ashok  Khare,   learned   Senior   Counsel   assisted   by   Sri  H.M. Srivastava and Sri Neeraj Srivastava for the petitioners and learned Standing

Counsel for the State-respondents. 

By   this   writ   petition,   the   petitioners   are   seeking   a   direction   to   the respondents to take a policy decision with regard to regularization/absorption of Gram Rojgar Sewak against the substantive vacant post of Gram Panchayat Adhikari.

According  to  the petitioners,   they have been working on  the post  of Gram Rojgar Sewak since 2007 on contract basis. On 3.1.2013 there was a meeting with   the  Commissioner,  Agriculture  with   regard   to   regularization   of   the petitioners and a decision was taken that a Committee would be constituted and, thereafter decision  shall be taken. However, no decision has been taken till date. Representation has also been preferred through Union on 19.2.2013 before the Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Vibhag, U.P., Lucknow, copy of which has been filed as Annexure-12 of the writ petition but no decision has been taken so far.

No useful purpose would be served in keeping this petition pending.Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and with the consent of   learned counsel   for   the parties,   this  writ  petition  is  disposed of  with a direction to the respondent no.1, the  Principal Secretary, Gram Vikas Vibhag, U.P.,   Lucknow     to   take   a   decision   in   the  matter   with   regard   to   the regularization /absorption of  Gram Rojgar Sewak against the vacant post of  Gram Panchayat  Adhikari   strictly in accordance with law by a reasoned and  speaking order within a period of four months from the date a certified copy

of this order is received in his office.

Order Date :- 6.5.2014